In August a Danish law came into force banning face-covering veils, and as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes,the move to ban burqas or niqabs has proven highly controversial and divisive.

There were protests when the law came into force and the Scandinavian country experienced an extensive debate on whether it was discriminatory towards Muslims.

Polling by the Pew Research Center has found that in Denmark, 61 percent of people think Muslim women should face some type of restriction on their clothing, whether it’s banning garments entirely or just those that cover the face.